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    [ Created: 2020-08-15 17:29:59  Updated: 2020-08-16 14:06:25   Owner: rl ]
Title: He is a Stumblingblock and rock of offence    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. - 1Pe 2:8

And Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. - Mat 11:6

Yet hath he not root in Himself, but dureth for a while: for when Tribulation or Persecution ariseth because of the Word, by and by he is offended. - Mat 13:21

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A Prophet is not without Honour, Save in his own country, and in his own house. - Mat 13:57

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? - Mat 15:12

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall Kill you: and ye shall be hated of all Nations for my Name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall Hate one another. - Mat 24:9,10

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I Will smite the shepherd, and the Sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. - Mat 26:31

Is not this the carpenter, the Son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. - Mar 6:3

53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I Say unto you, Except ye eat the Flesh of the Son of man, and drink his Blood, ye have no Life in you.
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can Hear it?
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that his Disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
- Joh 6:53,60,61

But we Preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks Foolishness; - 1Co 1:23

If you remember, the multitudes that followed Jesus to hear his teaching, see the healings and eat the loaves and fishes left Him and cried out CRUCIFY HIM in the end.

They were all offended by Him.

Was that His desire? Was that His plan? NO!

But the Truth hurts. It forces you to Repent or Rebel - to draw near or to fall away.

So, though Christ was and is the epitome of God's Love, He was offensive by what He said.

It was actually His honest admittance that He is the I AM that offended them the most and resulted in His crucifixion.

Yea, and all that Will Live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer Persecution. - 2Ti 3:12

Nobody gets Persecuted for being Good people and living a clean life.

People get Persecuted for what they say - their Testimony.

So, get ready to be Persecuted for the Offense caused by your Testimony or get ready to Deny Christ Jesus before men.

But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. - Mat 10:33